STRAIGHT2BANK APPLICATION FORMPlease complete in BLOCK LETTERS and tick where applicable.
Primary Contact details
Name
Phone
Mailing Address (For token)
Address
City Postal Code
State Country
A Company Profi le
Company Name (Insert FULL legal name exactly as it appears in constitutional documents)
Domicile Country
B Services Setup
Cash Services
Cash Reporting Payments
Trade Services
Trade Reporting Trade InitiationBase Currency
Account Details
Account 1 ID : B01
Account No. Account Currency
Account Name Cash Services
Signing Limit* Trade Services
Account 2 ID : B02
Account No. Account Currency
Account Name Cash Services
Signing Limit* Trade Services
Account 3 ID : B03
Account No. Account Currency
Account Name Cash Services
Signing Limit* Trade Services
Account 4 ID : B04
Account No. Account Currency
Account Name Cash Services
Signing Limit* Trade Services
* Signing Limit Example: B=50K, A=100K, A+A=ULT (Interpretation: 1B to sign up to $50K, 1A to sign up to $100K, 2A to sign jointly for unlimited amount) Note: “ULT” : Unlimited “K”: Thousand
Approving Signatory Approving SignatorySV
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C User Details
User 1
User Name(Full Name as in NRIC/Passport)
User Login ID **
NRIC/Passport No.
Email Country
User 2
User Name(Full Name as in NRIC/Passport)
User Login ID **
NRIC/Passport No.
Email Country
User 3
User Name(Full Name as in NRIC/Passport)
User Login ID **
NRIC/Passport No.
Email Country
User 4
User Name(Full Name as in NRIC/Passport)
User Login ID **
NRIC/Passport No.
Email Country
** User Login ID User to assign their own User Login ID. Min 3 & Max 10 alphanumeric and no spacing between characters.
D User functions and data access
User Login ID Account Access(Indicate Account ID as refl ected
in Section B)
eg. “B01 B02” for two accounts or
“ALL” for access to all accounts
Administrator#
( Y / N )
Cash ServicesSign
Group
eg. A / BInitiate
Payments
( Y / N )
Authorise
Payments
( Y / N )
Initiate
Payroll
( Y / N )
Authorise
Payroll
( Y / N )
Inquiry
& Alerts
( Y / N )
1
2
3
4
# The Administrator will be allowed to control access by the User(s) to Straight2Bank, including modifi cation of User profi les, adding of new Users, deleting of Users, assigning of User access rights, and unlocking of User access.
E Signatories
Approving Signatory
Name:
Date:
Approving Signatory
Name:
Date:
SV
I/We hereby acknowledge and agree that Straight2Bank will be provided by Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (the “Bank”) in accordance with and subject to the prevailing terms and conditions of this service as set out in the Bank’s prevailing Standard Terms & Account Terms and applicable Country Supplement(s) (collectively, the “Standard Terms”). The Standard Terms may be amended at the Bank’s sole discretion from time to time, and Straight2Bank is, and will continue to be, made available at the Bank’s sole discretion. Copies of the Standard Terms are available on the Bank’s website at https://www.sc.com/sg/business-banking-sme/.
For and on behalf of
(insert Company Name)
For Bank Use Only
STS ID S G Group ID 9 S G
SCI ID
IMEX ID
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STANDARD TERMS
1. Defi nitions and Interpretations
1.1 Defi nitions:
“Account” means any bank account (including any sub-account
You hold with Us.
“Affected Instruction” means an Instruction We think is unclear,
confl icting, incorrect, incomplete, unauthorised or would breach
any applicable law, order or sanction of any Authority.
“Affi liate” means, in relation to a company:
(a) any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) any of its Holding Companies; or
(c) any other Subsidiary of any such Holding Company, including
head offi ces and branches of the above.
“Agreement” means the contract between the Parties comprising
of these Standard Terms, the relevant Country Supplement, the
relevant Service Supplements and any other terms and conditions
agreed between the Parties.
“Application Form” means an application form We provide or
make accessible to You in which You apply to Us for any Service
(including a supplemental application form).
“Authorised Person” means any person You designate in
writing as having the authority to act on Your behalf.
“Authority” means any government, quasi-government,
administrative, regulatory or supervisory body or authority, court
or tribunal with jurisdiction over Us or a Bank Member.
“Banking Day” means a day when banks are open for general
banking business in the Service Location.
“Bank Member” means Standard Chartered PLC or any of its
Affi liates .
“Channel” means any system, medium or channel (including
internet, telephone, SWIFT Message, Mobile Device, fax and
email) which enables You to access and use the Services.
“Client Group Member” means You or any of Your Affi liates.
“Client ID” means the unique means of identifi cation (in the form
or a combination of a password, PIN, personal identifi cation or an
Electronic Key) assigned to or selected by You.
“Client Systems” means any communication line, modem
connection or other facilities, software, hardware, Mobile Devices
or equipment provided and used by You to transmit or receive any
information.
“Control” means where one person (either directly or indirectly
and whether by share capital, voting power, contract or otherwise)
has the power to appoint and/or remove the majority of the
members of the governing body of another person or otherwise
controls or has the power to control the affairs and policies of that
other person and that other person is taken to be “Controlled” by
the fi rst person.
“Country Supplement” means each country supplement for a
Service Location.
“Digital Certifi cate” means an electronic device used to verify
identity or protect electronic messages.
“Electronic Keys” means a smart card, security token,
electronic key or other similar authentication or verifi cation device
in any form.
“Force Majeure” means, any:
(a) fl ood, storm, earthquake or other natural event;
(b) war, hostilities, terrorism, revolution, riot or civil disorder;
(c) strike, lockout or other industrial action;
(d) change in any law or any change in the interpretation or
enforcement of any law;
(e) act or order of any Authority;
(f) order of any court or other judicial body;
(g) restriction or impending restriction on the availability,
convertibility, credit or transferability of any currency;
(h) computer system malfunction or failure or any third party
interference with a computer system;
(i) error, failure, interruption, delay or non-availability of any
goods or services supplied to You or Us by a third party; or
(j) other circumstance beyond Our reasonable control.
“Holding Company” means, in relation to a company, a company
in respect of which the fi rst named company is a Subsidiary.
“Insolvency Proceedings” means any corporate action, legal
proceedings or other step in relation to:
(a) suspension of payments, moratorium of indebtedness,
bankruptcy, winding up, dissolution, administration
and reorganisation (other than a solvent liquidation or
reorganisation) or composition or arrangement with creditors;
(b) the appointment of a liquidator (other than in respect of a
solvent liquidation), receiver, administrator or similar offi cer in
respect of You or any of Your assets;
(c) expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or
execution affecting any of Your assets or the enforcement of
any security over Your assets; or
(d) any analogous procedure or step in any jurisdiction.
“Instruction” means instructions in relation to any Account,
Transaction or Service which:
(a) contain the information We require to carry out the instructions;
(b) We receive via any Channel as agreed by Us; and
(c) We believe in good faith has been given by an Authorised
Person and are transmitted with such testing or authentication
as We may specify,
and “Instruct” has the corresponding meaning.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any rights in tangible and
intangible intellectual and industrial property existing anywhere
including any invention, patent, design or utility model rights, logo,
copyright, trade mark, service mark, database right, topography
right, commercial or confi dential information, know how or trade
secret and any other rights of a similar nature or effect whether or
not registered and the right to apply for them.
“Losses” means any losses, damages, demands, claims,
liabilities, costs (including legal costs) and expenses of any kind
(including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of
profi t, loss of goodwill and loss of reputation) whether or not they
were foreseeable or likely to occur.
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“Malware” means any malicious or destructive software which
may be hostile, intrusive or disruptive, including viruses, worms,
trojans, backdoors, spyware or keyloggers.
“Mandate” means Your corporate authorisation setting out the
Authorised Persons’ authority to act on Your behalf.
“Mobile Device” means any mobile communication device
which a User or Authorised Person designates for accessing a
Service.
“Notify” means Our disclosure to You of information by any of the
following methods:
(a) verbally;
(b) handing over by Our offi cer;
(c) in writing by post, fax or email; and
(d) posting on Our Website,
and “Notifi ed”, “Notifying” and “Notifi cation” have
corresponding meanings.
“Parties” means You and Us.
“Payment Instrument” means any cheque, traveler’s cheque,
demand draft, cashier’s order, money order, postal order or other
similar instrument.
“Personal Information” includes Your name, address, taxpayer
identifi cation number, other form of identifi cation and that of Your
direct or indirect benefi cial owners, benefi ciaries, controlling
persons or their respective Relevant Data Subjects.
“PIN” means a secret number code unique to a User or a
particular Electronic Key.
“Relevant Data Subject” means any person:
(a) named in or who executes an Application Form or a Set-Up
Form;
(b) who is Your director or offi cer;
(c) who is Your Authorised Person; or
(d) specifi ed by Us as such.
“Report” means, in relation to any Account, Transaction or
Service, any data, report, statement or information requested by
You.
“Restricted Party” means a person with whom a national of
the United States or Member State of the European Union would
be prohibited or restricted by law from Transacting.
“Sanctions” means the economic sanctions laws,
regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures imposed by the
governments of the United States, the European Union or any
of its Member States.
“Security Procedures” means any instructions,
recommendations, measures and procedures concerning
security or authentication issued or made available to You.
“Service” refers to any banking facilities, Channel(s) functions
and product and fi nancial services We provide to You (whether
or not related to an Account) including any ancillary activities,
Transactions or services in connection with the foregoing.
“Service Level Agreement” means the procedural and
operational requirements for a Service as agreed between
the Parties.
“Service Location” means the country or territory in which We
operate and provide Services to You as identifi ed in the relevant
Application Form.
“Service Supplement” means Our terms applicable to a Service
You have selected.
“Set-Up Form” means a form setting out the set-up options You
require for a Service.
“Software” means any software that We or Our supplier has
supplied to You.
“Software Licence” means any licence granted to Us or You in
connection with the Software.
“Standard Terms” means these standard terms.
“Straight2Bank Web” means Our internet-based Channel.
“Subsidiary” means, in relation to a company, any other
company:
(a) which is Controlled, directly or indirectly, by the fi rst named
company;
(b) more than half the issued share capital of which is benefi cially
owned, directly or indirectly, by the fi rst named company; or
(c) which is a Subsidiary of another Subsidiary of the fi rst named
company.
“SWIFT Message” means electronic communications (which
may contain Instructions) sent using the messaging services
provided by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication SCRL
“System Materials” means all User Guides, Software,
hardware, Electronic Keys, card readers, Digital Certifi cates and
all other equipment, materials or documentation on any media
made available to You.
“Tax” means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or
withholding of a similar nature (including any associated penalty
or interest payable), whether required by law or pursuant to an
agreement between Us and any Authority.
“Transaction” means any transaction:
(a) made between the Parties;
(b) effected by Us on Your Instruction; or
(c) made between You and any other party
and “Transacting” have the corresponding meaning.
“Transaction Terms” means the terms which govern each
Transaction.
“User” means anyone You authorise to use any Service on Your
behalf.
“User Guides” means the operating and procedural guides,
manuals or technical specifi cations provided to You in connection
with an Account or a Service.
“User ID” means the unique means of identifi cation (in the form
or a combination of a password, PIN, personal identifi cation or a
Electronic Key) assigned to or selected by a User.
“Website” means the internet platform or website through which
a Service is made available to You.
“We”, “Our” and “Us” means the Bank Member identifi ed in the
relevant Application Form as the provider of the relevant Service(s)
in the relevant Service Location.
“You”, “Your” and “Yours” mean the person identifi ed in the
relevant Application Form as the client receiving the relevant
Service(s) in the relevant Service Location.
1.2 Rules for Interpretation
(a) References to certain general terms: Unless expressly
stated otherwise in these Standard Terms:
(i) a reference to a person includes such person’s executors,
administrators, successors, substitutes (including by
novation) and assigns;
(ii) a reference to a document includes any variation or its
replacement;
(iii) “person” includes an individual, a partnership, a body
corporate, an unincorporated association, a government,
a state, an agency of a state and a trust;
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(iv) the word “law” includes common law, principles of equity
and laws made by parliament;
(v) a reference to a law includes any regulation, rule, offi cial
directive, request, guideline, sanction, embargo or
restrictive measure (whether or not having the force of
law) of any Authority and any interpretation, application
or enforcement of such law;
(vi) the word “including” when listing examples, does not limit
the list to such examples or examples of a similar kind;
(vii) a gender includes all other genders;
(viii) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(ix) “writing” includes email, fax transmission or other
electronic means of communication legibly received and
“written” has the corresponding meaning.
(b) Headings: Headings in these Terms are for convenience only
and do not affect their interpretation.
2. Your Responsibilities
2.1 You must:
(a) follow the User Guides and Our instructions relating to any
Service and any Security Procedures;
(b) follow all applicable laws;
(c) provide Us with accurate and up to date information, any
information and documents We reasonably request (including
Personal Information We are required to provide under any
agreement between Us and any Authority) and notify Us
immediately of any changes;
(d) get the consent of Relevant Data Subjects to Our collection,
holding, storing, use, processing, transfer, disclosure and
reporting (directly or indirectly) to any Authority of their
Personal Information in accordance with this Agreement or as
We may Notify You;
(e) ensure that neither You nor any Client Group Member or
persons associated directly or indirectly with You or any Client
Group Member is a Restricted Party or has received notice
of or is aware of any action, investigation or similar action
against it with respect to any Sanctions and that no Service or
Transaction (nor proceeds of the same) has or will be utilised
either directly or indirectly for the benefi t of any Restricted
Party or in any manner that would result in any Client Group
Member or Bank Member or agent thereof being in breach
of any Sanctions (if and to the extent applicable to them) or
becoming a Restricted Party;
(f) keep the Systems Materials, the Client Systems, Client ID and
User ID and all information relating to the Services secure and
confi dential so that only Your Users and Authorised Persons
have access to them;
(g) notify Us immediately if any System Materials, Client ID or User
ID are lost, damaged, misused or used by any unauthorised
person and inform Us immediately of any failure to comply
with Security Procedures or any suspected problems with
any Channel and help Us with Our reasonable requests to fi x
any problems;
(h) take all reasonable measures to detect and prevent
unauthorised access to the Services and implement and
maintain appropriate and robust processes and controls
that detect, prevent, remove and remedy threats to the
introduction of any Malware into Client Systems, System
Materials or Channels;
(i) ensure Users and Authorised Persons do not share or
disclose their relevant User ID or access a Service from a
public internet access device or personal shared computer
which You cannot ensure is secure;
(j) ensure You have the necessary hardware, software and
systems for using any Channels; and
(k) comply with the terms governing any Channels, Services or
System Materials not controlled by the Bank.
2.2 You confi rm that:
(a) any User identifi ed in the Set-Up Form is authorised to
receive Services and act on Your behalf and You will notify Us
immediately if anything changes; and
(b) We may disclose information provided by You or relating to
You under a common Channel(s) set-up, to any Client Group
Member.
2.3 You are responsible for any Electronic Key, Client ID, User ID,
Digital Certifi cate or Mobile Device We provide to You or which You
use to access a Service or to communicate with Us electronically
or to give Us Instructions.
2.4 You shall be responsible for all Transactions that are automatically
processed while We are complying with Your request to turn off
Your User’s access to Our System Materials.
3. Our Responsibilities
3.1 In providing the Services, We will:
(a) use reasonable care and skill;
(b) provide You with a revocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
non-transferable Software Licence, if required for the Services;
(c) use reasonable endeavours to re-establish any selected
Channel under Our control which is interfered with or
becomes unavailable or provide You with alternative facilities
as soon as We can;
(d) take all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised access
to any Channel We control except for the matters referred to
in Your Responsibilities;
(e) send You Reports You select in a Set-Up Form. For any
Service not listed in the applicable Application Form, Reports
will be governed by their Transaction Terms;
(f) accept anyone who uses Your Electronic Keys, Client IDs,
User IDs or Digital Certifi cates as being authorised by You to
do so; and
(g) not be responsible for providing you independent legal,
tax, accounting, security and other advice in relation to any
Account, Service, Transaction or Agreement with Us and We
do not owe You any advisory, fi duciary or similar duties.
4. Instructions
4.1 Replacing a Mandate: We need 7 Banking Days from Our
receipt of Your new Mandate to update Our records. We will
continue to rely on the existing Mandate until then.
4.2 Incomplete and inconsistent Instructions: We may act on
incomplete or inconsistent Instructions if We reasonably believe
We can correct or clarify such information without referring to You.
4.3 Refusing to act: We may not process Your Instruction if:
(a) We consider it an Affected Instruction;
(b) the Security Procedures appear to have been breached or
cannot be executed;
(c) We have a valid reason for doing so; or
(d) processing it may result in an unauthorised overdraft.
4.4 Payment Instructions: You authorise Us to send Your payment
Instructions. You also authorise Us, any Bank Member or any third
party who receives such Instructions to act on them as if You had
sent the Instructions directly to them.
4.5 Notice: If We cannot process Your Instruction, We will Notify You
as soon as We can.
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4.6 Stopping a Transaction: We will try to stop or cancel a
Transaction when You ask Us to but We will not be responsible if
We cannot do so.
5. Notices and Communications
5.1 Form of notices and communications: Notices and
communications must be legible and sent to the designated
department at the last notifi ed contact details.
5.2 When notices and communications to You are effective: Unless otherwise provided, Our notices and communications to
You are effective if:
(a) sent by fax, at the time shown on the transmission report as
being successfully sent;
(b) delivered personally, at the time of delivery;
(c) sent by post, 5 Banking Days after posting; and
(d) sent by any other Channels as Notifi ed by Us, at the
time effected.
5.3 When notices and communications to Us are effective: Your communications are effective when We actually
receive them.
5.4 Verbal or electronic Instructions and communications:
(a) We can act on Your Instructions or communications received
verbally or through any Channel if We believe them to be
genuine and complete. We may require Your confi rmation
prior to acting on such Instructions.
(b) You bear any risks in sending Your Instructions or
communications verbally or through any Channel.
5.5 Recording of telephone conversations: Subject to any
applicable law, We may record Our telephone conversations with
You and use the recorded conversations or transcripts in any
dispute in connection with the Agreement.
6. Digital Signatures and Electronic Contracts
6.1 Digital signature: Instructions and communications digitally
signed and supported by a Digital Certifi cate or Electronic Key will
have the same legal effect, validity and enforcement as if signed
in writing.
6.2 Electronic contracts enforceable: You are satisfi ed that
electronically executed contracts are enforceable and with all the
legal risks associated with such contracts.
6.3 Use of Mobile Devices:
(a) Our mobile banking functionality allows Your Users or
Authorised Persons to view Reports or authorise Instructions
on Straight2Bank Web via a Mobile Device;
(b) When authorising Transactions via a Mobile Device, Your
Authorised Persons may not be able to view the full details
of the underlying Transaction at the time of authorisation.
You bear any risks arising from any Instructions authorised
through a Mobile Device (including the risk of fraud).
6.4 Websites:
(a) For more effi cient access to Our internet-based systems, We
may put “cookies” temporarily on Your computer. You may
disable the cookies, but in doing so, You may not be able to
access all of Our Services.
(b) Some links on Our Website lead to websites not under
Our control. We are not responsible for such websites nor for
their content.
(c) For hyperlinks to Our other Websites, the terms of such other
Websites apply. If there are no terms, the Agreement applies.
7. Authority of Your Authorised Person
7.1 Acts of Authorised Person: Unless You advise Us in writing
otherwise (and We acknowledged such advice), an Authorised
Person shall have the authority to give Instructions, sign any
document and perform any act on Your behalf including:
(a) agreeing, supplementing, restating or varying the terms of the
Agreement, including the addition or removal of any Service;
and
(b) instructing Us to include You in a common Channel(s)
set-up created for all or certain Client Group Members and
appointing any of Your Affi liates as an agent on Your behalf
(including appointing any successor),
You are bound by the actions of Your Authorised Person.
7.2 Termination of Authorised Person’s authority: You may
terminate an Authorised Person’s authority by notifying Us
in writing.
8. Amounts, Expenses and Debiting Accounts
8.1 Amounts and expenses: You must pay Us without set-off,
deduction or counterclaim:
(a) any fees or amounts due or payable under the Agreement, for
any Transaction or as Notifi ed by Us; and
(b) any expenses or Losses We incur in connection with the
Agreement or for any Transaction.
8.2 Clawbacks: We may cancel, reverse or debit any payment We
make under the Agreement or for any Transaction (including any
interest paid):
(a) to correct a mistake;
(b) where We have not received cleared and unconditional funds
in full or promptly;
(c) where We are required to return the funds to the relevant
payer or drawer; or
(d) where We have reasonable grounds for doing so.
8.3 Debiting Your Accounts: We may:
(a) debit any amount due or payable under the Agreement or for
any Transaction from any of Your Accounts with Us at any
time; and
(b) charge interest on any amount due under the Agreement or
for any Transaction at a rate We reasonably decide from the
due date to Your actual payment date.
9. Arrangements with Financial Institutions
9.1 We may enter into fee and information sharing arrangements
with a fi nancial institution or a Bank Member. We may disclose
information relating to You to such persons. If You ask, We will give
You details of such arrangements.
10. Indemnity and Limitation of Liability
10.1 (a) General exclusion of liability: We are not liable for any Loss
that You suffer or incur in connection with any:
(i) Service, Channel, System Materials or Transaction;
(ii) act or omission on Our part; or
(iii) Force Majeure event,
whether the Loss arises out of breach of contract, a tort,
under statute or otherwise. We remain liable for Your
direct loss caused by any fraud, gross negligence or wilful
misconduct on Our part but exclude any liability for indirect or
consequential losses or loss of profi t whether or not they were
foreseeable or likely to occur.
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(b) Monetary Limitation: In relation to Services accessed
through a Channel, Our total liability for any claim for any
Losses arising from failure or disruption of such Channel in
any calendar year shall not exceed the higher of the total sum
of the Service charges paid by You for the 90 days before the
date of such Loss or US$100,000.
10.2 Your indemnity: You indemnify Us on demand against any Loss
arising from or incurred by Us in connection with:
(a) Our providing any Service to You;
(b) You or Your Authorised Person not complying with any
obligation under the Agreement;
(c) Our acting or declining to act on Your Instructions; and
(d) Our holding any security or dealing with any secured asset.
(e) Our making currency conversions in accordance with the
Agreement; and
(f) any Tax payable by Us on, or calculated by reference to any
amount paid or payable by or to You under the Agreement
(excluding any Tax payable by Us by reference to Our net
income received or receivable by Us).
This indemnity is independent of Your other obligations under the
Agreement and continues after such Agreement ends.
10.3 Other limitations of liability: Any other limitation of liability
contained in any Service Supplement is in addition to and does
not limit this Clause.
10.4 Documents for transmission to third parties: You are
responsible for any document or data You provide Us for
transmission to third parties and We are not responsible for and
have no duty to review such documents before transmission.
10.5 Notifi cation to Us: You must notify Us in writing within
6 months of becoming aware of the material facts of any claim
You have against Us, failing which, You waive all Your rights to
claim against Us.
11. Disclosure of Information
11.1 We will keep information, including Personal Information, provided
by You or relating to You confi dential except that We may disclose
such information to:
(a) any Bank Member;
(b) any Bank Member’s service provider, insurer or insurance
broker or professional advisor who is under a duty of
confi dentiality to the discloser;
(c) any actual or potential participant, sub-participant or
transferee of Our rights or obligations under any Transaction
between the Parties (or any of its agents or professional
advisors); or
(d) any rating agency, or direct or indirect provider of credit
protection.
We, any Bank Member or third party referred to above may transfer
and disclose any such information as required by law or by any
Authority or by an agreement between Us and any Authority.
12. Dealings
12.1 No dealings by You: You may not assign, novate, transfer or
otherwise deal with Your rights or obligations under the Agreement
without Our consent.
12.2 Dealings by Us: We may assign, novate, transfer or otherwise
deal with all or any of Our rights and/or obligations under the
Agreement without any person’s consent. You must comply with
Our reasonable requests to give effect to the same including
giving Your consents and signing documents.
13. Set-Off
13.1 We may set-off any amount You or any of Your Affi liates owe
Us or any of Our Affi liates (whether or not due for payment)
against any amount We owe You under the Agreement or any
amount in any Account You hold with Us. We may do anything
necessary to effect such set-off under this Clause (including
varying the date for payment of any amount by Us to You and
making currency exchanges).
14. Currency Conversion
14.1 We may make currency conversions in respect of any amount
received by Us from You or due to You from Us or arising from
Your Instructions using Our applicable prevailing exchange rate.
You must pay Our usual charges for such conversion.
15. Taxes
15.1 If You are required to deduct any Tax from a payment to Us, You
must increase the amount payable so that We receive the amount
We would have received if no deduction had been required.
15.2 If We are required to deduct any Tax from a payment to You, We
do not have to increase the amount payable so that You receive
the amount You would have received if no deduction had been
required. Each Party agrees to deduct the amount for the Tax, pay
the Tax to the relevant Authority in accordance with applicable law
or agreement and give the original receipts to the other Party.
16. Termination and Suspension
16.1 Termination by either Party: Either Party may terminate the
whole or any part of a Service, or the Agreement, by giving the
other Party 30 days prior written notice.
16.2 Termination by Us: We may terminate the whole or any part of
a Transaction, Service or the Agreement, immediately without
prior notice:
(a) if You breach any term of the Agreement or any other
agreement between the Parties;
(b) if You are the subject of any Insolvency Proceedings in relation
to all or any part of Your revenue or assets;
(c) if it is or is likely to become unlawful for either You or Us to
perform our respective obligations under the Agreement;
(d) if complying with the Agreement may cause Us to breach a
regulatory requirement or any agreement between Us and
any Authority or Our policy associated to any applicable law
or order or sanction of any Authority; or
(e) upon the occurrence of any circumstance affecting You or the
Service which We reasonably consider exceptional.
16.3 Our suspension: We may suspend a Transaction and/or Service
at any time. If We do, We will Notify You as soon as practicable.
16.4 Your request to suspend: We will suspend the whole or any
part of a Service on Your request in writing.
16.5 Instructions prior to termination or suspension: Any
Instruction given or any Transaction made prior to or at the time of
termination or suspension will not affect a person’s accrued rights
and liabilities unless otherwise agreed.
16.6 Surviving provisions: The provisions relating to clawbacks,
indemnities, limitation of liability, disclosure of information, set-off,
currency conversions, taxes, return or destruction of materials,
governing law and jurisdiction and the provisions under the
heading, “General” survive termination of any Agreement.
16.7 Force Majeure: We may suspend providing any Service until a
Force Majeure event has ceased.
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16.8 Return or destruction of materials: Upon termination of the
Agreement or closure of an Account, You must:
(a) return any materials relating to the Service We gave You; and
(b) promptly follow Our reasonable instructions in connection
with terminating the Service or closing the Account and certify
to Us in writing that it has been done and sign and return any
document We reasonably request.
17. Partnerships
17.1 Liability: For partnerships, all partners (on a joint and several
basis) are bound by the Agreement, and liable for all debts and
other liabilities owed by You to Us even if there are any changes in
Your partnership or You implement a name change.
17.2 Cessation as partner: Any person who stops being a partner
for any reason remains liable for all debts and other liabilities You
owe Us which have accrued up to and including the date that
such person ceases to be a partner.
17.3 Continued dealings: Unless You tell Us otherwise in writing,
We may treat the remaining and/or new partners as having full
authority to act on Your behalf.
17.4 Notifi cation of changes: You must promptly notify Us in writing
of any change in Your partners or name change.
18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
18.1 Governing law
The contractual relationship between the Parties relating to:
(a) opening and operation of Accounts, is governed by the laws
of the Service Location in which an Account is maintained;
(b) Services (other than Services relating to the opening and
operation of Accounts) provided to a Client Group Member in
one Service Location, is governed by the laws of that Service
Location; and
(c) Services (other than Services relating to the opening and
operation of Accounts) provided to Client Group Members
in more than one Service Location, is governed by the laws
of England, starting from when the Services are provided or
are to be provided in the second Service Location, but not
retrospectively and continue to apply even if the number of
Service Locations reduces to one.
18.2 Jurisdiction
(a) The Parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the jurisdiction whose governing law applies.
(b) In addition to Our rights under sub-paragraph (a) above, We
may take enforcement action in any jurisdiction where You
perform Your business or have any assets.
18.3 Waiver of immunity: You irrevocably waive any sovereign
and other immunity You may have in any jurisdiction from legal
proceedings, attachment before or after judgment or execution
of judgment.
19. Process Agent
19.1 Appointment of agent: If We request, You will irrevocably
appoint a process agent as Your agent to receive any document
in a court action in connection with the Agreement and notify Us
of the name and address of the agent. If You fail to appoint such
agent within 7 Banking Days, We may appoint a process agent for
You and Notify You.
19.2 Replacement agent: If that person is no longer Your agent
for that purpose, a replacement agent must be appointed
immediately and You must notify Us of the replacement agent’s
name and address. If you fail to comply, We may appoint a new
agent for You. We will Notify You of the name and address of the
replacement agent.
20. General
20.1 Our agents: We may employ independent contractors and agents
(including correspondents) to perform any of Our obligations or
a Service.
20.2 Service Level Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed, a Service
Level Agreement has no legal effect.
20.3 Intellectual Property Rights: All Intellectual Property Rights in
the System Materials or any Website remain vested in Us or any
licensor or other person We have contracted with. You must not
change, decompile, reverse engineer or make copies or derivative
works of any Software or interfere with any Systems Materials
or information stored on it or transfer, share or sub-license the
Software or any System Materials or copy them without Our prior
written consent.
20.4 No breach: Nothing in the Agreement obliges Us to do or omit
to do anything if it would or might in Our reasonable opinion
constitute a breach of Our policy or any applicable law or order or
sanction of any Authority.
20.5 Exclusions: Except as expressly set out in the Agreement, the
Services and the System Materials are provided on an “as is”
and “as available” basis and all terms, conditions and warranties
express or implied by law relating to the Services or the System
Materials including but not limited to quality, availability, security
and fi tness for purpose are excluded to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
20.6 Banking Day: We will only act on any Instruction or perform any
Service on a Banking Day in the Service Location.
20.7 Records and certifi cates and other information being conclusive: All Our records of Your Instructions or reports,
certifi cates and other information We provide You are based on
Our records and are conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Any rate, price or an amount owing to or by You as Notifi ed by Us
is conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
20.8 Entire agreement and non reliance: The Agreement is the
entire agreement between the Parties about its subject matter
and replaces all previous agreements between the Parties on
that subject matter and You have not relied on any oral or written
representation or warranty made, or purportedly made, by Us or
on Our behalf except as set out in such Agreement.
20.9 Inconsistency: If there is any inconsistency between:
(a) these Standard Terms and the relevant Service Supplements
or any other terms and conditions referred to in any Application
Form, the latter prevails;
(b) these Standard Terms and the relevant Country Supplement,
the Country Supplement prevails; and
(c) the English version of the Agreement and any translations, the
English version prevails.
20.10 Changes: We may change the Agreement or any Service and will
Notify You of such change and the effective date of such change.
20.11 Severability: If any term of the Agreement is invalid,
unenforceable or illegal in a jurisdiction, only that term is severed
for that jurisdiction.
20.12 Cumulative rights: The Parties’ rights under the Agreement are
in addition to any other rights, independent of the Agreement.
20.13 Exercise of rights: If We do not exercise a right or remedy under
the Agreement, We may still exercise it later.
20.14 Counterparts: The Agreement may consist of a number of
copies, each signed by one or more Parties to such Agreement.
Such signed copies form one document.
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20.15 Third party rights: Unless stated otherwise in the Agreement:
(a) a person not a party to the Agreement has no right to enjoy or
enforce any benefi t under it; and
(b) the consent of any person not a party to the Agreement is not
required to amend such Agreement.
21. Intermediaries
21.1 If You are an intermediary acting for a third party, You:
(a) represent to Us that You have:
(i) satisfactorily performed all know-your-customer and other
anti-money laundering checks in accordance with any
applicable law or any act or order of any Authority and
Your internal policies (including verifi cation of the third
party’s identity and source of funds and nature of such
third party’s transactions); and
(ii) appropriate processes to detect and report any suspicious
activity involving the third party; and
(b) will keep the information obtained under sub-paragraph (a)
above up to date.
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ACCOUNT TERMS
1. Introduction
1.1 The Standard Terms are incorporated into these Account Terms.
2. Defi nitions
2.1 Capitalised terms used but not defi ned in these Account Terms
have the meanings set out in the Standard Terms.
“Account Opening Application Form” means Our Application
Form which You sign to open an Account.
“Cash Deposit” means a deposit made by cash or electronic
transfer.
“Collection” means for any Non-Cash Deposit the process
where We obtain or try to obtain payment in cleared and
unconditional funds from the relevant drawer/payer and “Collect”
has the corresponding meaning.
“Deposit” means any deposit of money made by You or on Your
behalf into an Account.
“Master Account” means an Account You designate for Virtual
Account Numbers to be credited.
“Non-Cash Deposit” means a Deposit made other than by cash
or electronic transfer.
“Virtual Account Numbers” means virtual account numbers
which We provide for You to assign to Your payers.
“Withdrawal” means any withdrawal or transfer made by You or
on Your behalf from an Account.
3. Deposits
3.1 Cash Deposits: We will credit the relevant Account with an
amount equivalent to any Cash Deposit. Any amount standing to
the credit of an Account is only repayable at the Service Location
where such Account is maintained.
3.2 Non-Cash Deposits: The amount of a Non-Cash Deposit will
be credited to the Account when presented to Us for Collection
but You will not be entitled to Withdraw or transfer the amount
credited before We receive full and fi nal payment unless We
otherwise permit.
3.3 Credit: We may, at Our discretion, give immediate credit for Non-
Cash Deposits up to a limit (specifi ed by Us) and irrespec tive of
whether or not We have received payment.
3.4 Uncleared Deposits: We may decline to credit Your Account
with the value of any Non-Cash Deposit received standing
uncleared. In such event, We will return such Non-Cash Deposit
to You or, if requested by You, re-present such Non-Cash Deposit
for Collection.
3.5 Debiting Your Accounts: We may treat any Non-Cash Deposit
where no value is received by Us within 14 days (or such other time
as may be agreed) as being unpaid. All charges incurred (including
exchange rate differences, if any) will be for Your account.
3.6 Deposit Slip: If the Deposit slip accompanying a Non-Cash
Deposit contains errors or omissions, We may amend the Deposit
slip. Our amended version is conclusive for all purposes.
3.7 Direct Debit Collection Services: We will upon Your
Instructions accept and act upon Your claims for payments to
You from persons who have duly authorised and instructed their
bankers to debit their accounts and transfer the amount debited
through a direct debit or other appropriate clearing system to the
credit of Your nominated Account with Us.
3.8 Your Deposit Representation: You represent and warrant
that You have full legal title to the Non-Cash Deposit and accept
full responsibility for the authenticity, validity and correctness
of signatures, endorsements and particulars appearing on the
Non-Cash Deposit.
3.9 Exclusion: Without affecting the Clause on Limitation of Liability
in the Standard Terms, We are not liable for any Loss caused by
any negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct or the insolvency of any
correspondent bank or Our agent.
3.10 Other bank’s Fees: You must pay any charges imposed by any
other bank on You or Us for any Transaction.
3.11 No grant of interest: You must remain the owner of all credit
balances held in an Account, and must not grant any rights,
security or other interest to any third party.
4. Withdrawals
4.1 Withdrawals: We will only allow a Withdrawal from an Account
where:
(a) there are suffi cient funds in the Account for the Withdrawal;
(b) Your Payment Instrument is drawn and properly completed in
Our prescribed form; and
(c) the Withdrawal is made in the Service Location where the
Account is maintained.
4.2 Stopping cheques: If You want Us to dishonour any cheque that
You have drawn on Your Account, You must notify Us in writing
and provide all relevant information. We will try to stop or cancel
the Transaction but will not be responsible if we cannot do so
(including where the cheque has already been honoured).
5. Overdrafts
5.1 No unauthorised overdrafts: Your Account must not be
overdrawn. If You have an overdraft limit, You must not exceed it.
5.2 Overdraft requests: Any overdrafts We approve for an Account
may be subject to additional terms. Overdraft limits may be
cancelled at any time.
5.3 Automatic overdrafts: If We allow Your Account to be overdrawn
without Notifying You, this Clause on Overdrafts will apply.
5.4 Repayment on demand: You must repay any debit balance on
an Account on demand.
5.5 Interest: We will charge You interest on all overdrafts. Interest
will accrue on a daily basis at the rate We Notify You from time
to time calculated in accordance with Our usual practice in the
Service Location.
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6. Account Information
6.1 Frequency and method: We will send You Account statements
and advices in accordance with Our usual procedures in the
Service Location.
6.2 Verifi cation of account information: You must check Your
Account statements, confi rmations and advices. You must tell Us
in writing of any mistakes within 30 days of the document date.
7. Interest on Credit Balances
7.1 We will pay You interest on your Account credit balances where
We have expressly agreed to do so. Any interest payable by Us will
be at the rate We Notify You or as displayed at the branch at which
Your Account is held.
8. Responsibility for Payment Instruments
8.1 Cheque books: You are responsible for cheque book(s) sent to
You in the mail even if someone else receives or uses them.
8.2 Payment instruments: If We are liable under the Standard
Terms, Our liability is limited to the face amount of the Payment
Instrument. You are responsible for and agree to indemnify Us on
demand for any Loss We incur where We acted on a Payment
Instrument even if:
(a) someone else sent the Payment Instrument but it appeared
that You sent it;
(a) there was a mistake in the Payment Instrument; or
(b) there were delays when the Payment Instrument was sent
or received.
9. Virtual Account Numbers
9.1 Provision of Virtual Account Numbers: We may provide
You Virtual Account Numbers linked to a Master Account at
Your request.
9.2 Deposits credited to Master Account: Deposits made to the
Virtual Account Numbers will be automatically credited to the
relevant Master Account.
9.3 Account statements: We will send You Account statements
showing Deposits made by reference to the Virtual Account
Numbers.
9.4 Change of Master Account: You must notify Us in writing if You
wish to change a Master Account. You will give Us reasonable
time to act on such notice.
10. Suspension, Closure and Termination
10.1 Closure of Accounts
(a) We can close or suspend Your Account at any time and will
Notify You as soon as We can.
(b) We will close Your Account after We have received Your notice
in writing and We will pay You any credit balance in Your
Account after deducting any amounts You owe Us.
10.2 Termination of the Agreement: After all Your Accounts are
closed, the Agreement is no longer effective except for the
Surviving provisions under the Standard Terms. Any rights or
obligations which have accrued on or before Account closure are
still effective.
10.3 Payments made after Closure: If We process a Withdrawal
after Your Account is closed, You agree to pay Us such amount
on demand.
10.4 Unclaimed Credit Balances: We will not pay You interest on
any unclaimed credit balance in a closed or suspended Account
or an Account We have listed as dormant.
10.5 Conversion of Account: We will inform You where We convert
one type of Account into another type of Account.
11. Inconsistency
11.1 If there is any inconsistency between:
(a) these Account Terms and the Account Opening Application
Form, the Account Terms prevail; and
(b) these Account Terms and a Country Supplement, the Country
Supplement prevails.
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COUNTRY SUPPLEMENT (SINGAPORE)
For Services provided to You in or into Singapore, the Agreement will be
amended as follows:
Capitalised terms used but not defi ned in this Country Supplement have
the meanings set out in the Agreement.
Account Terms Country Supplement
1. Additional Defi nitions
“Cheque” means CTS Cheques and all cheques drawn on a
bank outside Singapore.
“CTS” means the image-based systems, processes and
procedures for the electronic clearing and archival of such items
as provided in the CTS Bye-Laws, and known as the “Cheque
Truncation System”.
“CTS Bye-Laws” means the Bye-Laws of the Singapore Clearing
House Association concerning CTS.
“CTS Cheque” means the “Articles” as defi ned in the CTS Bye-
Laws.
“CTS Clearing” has the same meaning as defi ned in the CTS
Bye-Laws.
“CTS Image File” means an electronic fi le containing CTS Image
Items.
“CTS Image Item” means the CTS items provided in and
contemplated by the CTS Bye-Laws in image format, including
electronic images of CTS Cheques, and complying with such
format, content and image quality requirements, specifi cations and
other requirements issued by the duly appointed operator of the
computerised online system for CTS with the consent or approval
of the Committee of Management of the Singapore Clearing House
Association.
“IRD” means an image return document as defi ned in Section
90(6) of the Bills of Exchange Act.
2. Any CTS Cheque dishonoured by Us may be returned in the form
of an IRD and not the physical CTS Cheque. If You request the
return of the physical CTS Cheque and We agree, You will return
the IRD in exchange for the CTS Cheque and pay Our charges for
this exchange. We will not be obliged to replace any IRD of a CTS
Cheque which has been misplaced or lost.
3. We may, at Your risk and expense, dispatch any IRD of any CTS
Cheque to You by the mode of communication as We deem fi t.
We will not be liable to You for the loss of any IRD occurring after
it has been dispatched to You.
4. You undertake not to present any IRD of any CTS Cheque to any
person (other than Us) for collection or payment.
5. We may be obliged, under the CTS Bye-Laws and/or any
agreements concerning CTS to, honour and make payment on
any CTS Cheque presented in the form of a CTS Image File for
CTS Clearing. Following this payment, We may debit any Account,
or demand reimbursement for the amount We paid.
6. We may levy a charge on each Payment Instrument returned in
compliance with the prevailing CTS Bye-Laws or the prevailing
regulations or bye-laws of the Association of Banks in Singapore
or the Singapore Clearing House Association.
7. We may accord or withdraw, without Notice, the No Bounce
Cheque Privilege (“NBCP”) to You as advised under an
Account statement. The NBCP allows You to overdraw Your
Account(s) within the limit stated on the relevant Account
statement for clearing of inward Cheques only.
8. We may release information about You, Your Accounts and Your
Transactions, to persons claiming to be Your Authorised Persons,
without independent verifi cation of Your Instruction or enquiries by
Our offi cers.
Deposit Insurance SchemeSingapore dollar deposits of non-bank depositors are insured by the
Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation, for up to S$50,000 in
aggregate per depositor per Scheme member by law. Foreign currency
deposits, dual currency investments, structured deposits and other
investment products are not insured.
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COUNTRY SUPPLEMENT TO STANDARD TERMS (SINGAPORE)
If You are a client, in addition to any amendment in the applicable
Country Supplement, the Agreement will be further amended as follows:
1. Clause 1.2(a)(iii) will be amended by adding the underlined words
to read:
“ “person” includes an individual, a sole proprietorship, a
partnership, a body corporate, an unincorporated association, a
government, a state, an agency of a state and a trust; ”
2. Clause 16.2 (f) will be added to clause 16.2 to read:
“Termination by Us: We may terminate the whole or any part
of a Service or the Agreement, immediately without prior notice:
(a) …
(e) upon the occurrence of any circumstance affecting You or the
Service which We reasonably consider exceptional; or
(f) if You are a sole proprietor, the sole proprietor dies or becomes
incapacitated.”
3. Clause 11.1(d) will be amended by adding the underlined words:
(d) any rating agency, credit bureau, or direct or indirect provider
of credit protection; or
4. Clause 17 and 17.1 will be amended by adding the underlined
words:
“Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships
Liability: For partnerships, all partners (on a joint and several
basis) are bound by the Agreement, and liable for all debts
and other liabilities owed by You to Us even if there are any
changes in Your partnership or You implement a name change.
For sole proprietorships, the individual constituting the sole
proprietorship is liable for all debts and other liabilities owed by
You to Us even if there are any changes in the way the sole
proprietorship is constituted, You implement a name change or
the sole proprietorship no longer exists.”
5. Clause 5.4 (c) will be added to clause 5.4 to read:
“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, You
understand and agree that in relation to any Instructions given
by an Authorised Person on Your behalf for the transfer of funds
via the Fast and Secure Transfer service, otherwise known as
the Instant Bank Fund Transfer service on Straight2Bank Web
(“IBFT”):
(i) such Instructions are irrevocable;
(ii) We will not be able to execute such Instructions where Our
execution will cause You to exceed the transaction limit set
out for transfer of funds via IBFT; and
(iii) such Instructions for the transfer of funds via IBFT will be
processed solely based on the account number, and not the
name, of the intended payee. We are not responsible for any
Loss You suffer should the account to which the account
number relates not be in the name of Your intended payee.”
6. Clause 11.2 will be added to clause 11 to read:
“11.2 Data Protection: Any Personal Information:
(i) will also be processed in line with Our privacy statement
available at www.sc.com/sg/privacy; and
(ii) may be used in accordance with Our policies, terms and
conditions or notices made available by Us to You from time
to time.”
7. Foreign Exchange
Risks of entering into foreign exchange transactions and currency
risks
7.1 If You are interested in entering into a foreign exchange transaction
with Us
Warning a) Foreign exchange transactions involve various risks including
movements in currency rates. You can make losses and that
is a risk You take. If You do not understand the risks or are
not willing to accept the risks or make losses, You should not
enter into foreign exchange transactions with us.
b) You must decide for yourself whether You should participate
in foreign exchange transactions at all and, if You do, about
each individual foreign exchange transaction and currency
conversion.
c) Our role is not to give advice, recommendations or warnings
to You. We do not monitor Your foreign exchange transactions
or movements in currency rates for You - this is Your
responsibility.
d) Anything We, including any of Our offi cers, employees or
agents, say to You is opinion only. You may not rely on it or
hold us liable for it, even if it is wrong. Similarly, you may not
hold us liable if we fail to give you advice, recommendations
or warnings.,
e) We will not be liable for Your losses in any circumstances.
7.2 Our banking agreement for foreign exchange transactions and
the terms of all foreign exchange transactions constitute a single
agreement between You and Us.
7.3 If We enter into a foreign exchange transaction with You orally
and/or over the telephone, the foreign exchange transaction is
made from the time You and Us confi rm the transaction orally and/
or over the telephone
7.4 On each date on which We enter into a foreign exchange
transaction with You, You will be taken to represent that:
a) You have made Your own independent decisions to enter into that
foreign exchange transaction and whether that foreign exchange
transaction is appropriate or proper for You based on Your own
judgement and on advice from Your own independent advisers
that you have considered necessary; and
b) You are not relying on any communication from Us as advice or a
recommendation or a guarantee of result in connection with any
foreign exchange transaction and We are not a fi duciary or advisor
to You in connection with our banking agreement or any foreign
exchange transaction.
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Payment General
7.5 We and You may agree from time to time the manner of settling
transactions, or particular types of transactions.
7.6 If You fail to make a payment under any foreign exchange
transaction on its due date or for any reason You are not able to
fully honour Your commitment on the due date (e.g. only partial
fulfi lment of a foreign exchange transaction), We have the right
to reverse the foreign exchange transaction and debit the loss of
closing out the FX position including interests from any Account
You hold with us.
7.7 We may at our discretion withhold payment of monies due to You
under any foreign exchange transaction until such time as it is
satisfi ed that we have received or will receive the amount due from
You.
7.8 You will honour foreign exchange transactions even in cases
where Your instruction is cancelled by Us due to any signature
mismatch, call back failure, discrepancy in instruction, insuffi cient
funds, sanctions etc. You can give a fresh instruction to the Bank
within three working days of booking the deal.
7.9 For foreign exchange transactions that require currency
conversion, the Bank will convert the currency of the payment
at the rate of exchange prevailing for purchasing and selling the
relevant currency at the time of processing of the transaction.
7.10 For booked foreign exchange transactions, the Bank will convert
the currency of the payment at the rate of exchange prevailing for
purchasing & selling the relevant currency at the time of booking
the foreign exchange transaction.
7.11 You acknowledge that any foreign exchange transactions for the
same day value are subject to the time when the instruction of
booking such transaction is received as We have cut-off times
relating to the geographical location of the payment destination.
Payment netting:
7.12 If You and We owe each other amounts under our banking
agreement for foreign exchange transactions in the same
currency on the same day, then, unless otherwise agreed, the
party owing the higher amount must pay the difference between
those amounts. In those circumstances the other party does not
make a payment. 2
Termination and close out:
7.13 We may terminate all of the foreign exchange transactions if:
a) a default occurs;
b) You do not send the original/physical instruction to us within
two working days from the date of booking the foreign
exchange transaction.
c) You disclaim, repudiate or challenge the validity of our banking
agreement or any part of it.
7.14 If we terminate or close out foreign exchange transactions under
this clause, You must also pay Us on demand our costs in
connection with terminating foreign exchange transactions.
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1. Disclosure of InformationThe Group needs to use and share client information to operate effectively including in connection with our provision of products and services
to you and for the purposes of client servicing.
We will keep information provided by or relating to you confi dential, except that we may disclose such information (i) to any Bank Member; (ii) to
any Bank Member’s professional advisor, insurer, insurance broker or provider of services to facilitate the Group’s operations and provision of
products and services across multiple countries (such as operational, administrative, data processing and technological service providers) who
are under a duty of confi dentiality; or (iii) as required by Law or any Authority.
“Affi liate” means, in relation to a company, any of its subsidiaries, holding companies or any other subsidiary of any such holding company and
(where applicable) any representative and branch offi ce in any jurisdiction.
“Authority” means, government, quasi-government, administrative, regulatory or supervisory body or authority or court or tribunal having
jurisdiction over any Bank Member.
“Bank Member” means Standard Chartered PLC or any of its Affi liates and “Group” means all Bank Members.
“Law” means any law, regulation, rule, directive, order, request, guideline, sanction, embargo and restriction of or agreement with any Authority.
2. PrivacyTo comply with applicable Laws and in the course of providing products and services to you, we will need to collect, hold, use and share
Personal Information of your Data Subjects.
Our Privacy Statement (https://www.sc.com/en/privacy-policy.html) outlines how the Group processes Personal Information. You agree to make
your Data Subjects aware of our Privacy Statement.
“Data Subjects” means all individuals whose Personal Information we receive in the course of our banking relationship with you, including your
direct and indirect benefi cial owners, directors, offi cers and authorized persons.
“Personal Information” means any information relating to Data Subjects.
3. Compliance with Laws and Financial Crime ComplianceThe Group is committed to complying with Laws (including applicable fi nancial crime compliance laws and regulations such as those related to
anti money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption) in all jurisdictions in which the Group operates.
As the Group’s ability to comply with Laws is directly linked to the conduct of our clients, we require you to comply with such Laws, and conduct
your business in a manner which will not place yourself or the Group in breach of such Laws.
If you become aware of any breach, or any action, investigation or proceeding brought against you or your subsidiaries with respect to any
breach of any applicable Law in connection with our provision of products and services to you or matter set out in this Statement, you will notify
us promptly (unless prohibited by Law to do so).
4. SanctionsThe Group is obliged to comply with sanctions Laws including those of the United States, European Union or any of its member states
(“Sanctions”). Any breach of Sanctions may have a serious impact on our reputation, franchise, regulatory relationships and could impair the
Group’s ability to provide products and services to and enter into transactions with clients.
As the Group’s ability to comply with Sanctions is directly linked to the conduct of our clients, you confi rm and will ensure that (i) you and your
subsidiaries are not targets or the subject of Sanctions; and (ii) no product, service or transaction (or proceeds of the same) involving a Bank
Member has or will be utilised for the benefi t of any person that is a target or subject of Sanctions or in any manner that would result in you or
your subsidiaries or any Bank Member being in breach of any applicable Sanctions or becoming a target or subject of Sanctions. We reserve
the right to not provide any product or service or process any transaction if by doing so it may cause us to breach the Group’s Sanctions policy.
5. Tax Information ComplianceThe Group has obligations under various tax information reporting Laws (such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) to collect information
from our clients, report information to Authorities and withhold tax from payments to clients in certain circumstances.
We may require you or your Data Subjects to provide documents and information for the purposes of establishing your tax status and that of your
Data Subjects. You will promptly inform us of any changes to such documents and information or change in circumstances that may indicate a
change in your tax status or that of your Data Subjects.
If you or your Data Subjects do not provide documents or information when we request it, we may make our own decision about your tax status
and treat you accordingly.
We may be required to withhold taxes from payments made to you for onward remittance to applicable Authorities.
Regulatory Compliance Statement (the “Statement”)
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6. Client Classifi cationFrom time to time, we may request and obtain information from you and/or third-party or public sources, to determine your regulatory
classifi cations (or that of the funds that you manage) under applicable Laws. These classifi cations will be notifi ed to you and used by us to comply
with our obligations including reporting, business conduct, margin and collateral, and other requirements under applicable Laws.
You will inform us immediately and in any event prior to entering into any transaction with us if any regulatory classifi cation that we have previously
notifi ed you of or information (including contact details) that we have about you and/or the funds that you manage is known by you to be
inaccurate or incomplete. Unless we receive notifi cation otherwise, you shall be deemed to have (i) confi rmed such regulatory classifi cations and
that the information that we have about you and/or the funds that you manage is complete and accurate; and (ii) agreed and consented to the
Group reporting your derivative transactions with us to any Authority (including trade repository(ies)).
7. Provision of InformationYou agree to (or will procure that your Affi liates and Data Subjects) provide such documents and information as we may reasonably request in
relation to matters covered by this Statement. You will promptly inform us of any changes to documents and information provided to us so that
they are up to date, accurate and complete.
8. No BreachWe are not obliged to do anything or omit to do anything if by doing so it would or might cause us to breach any applicable Law.
9. Termination and SuspensionWe may suspend a transaction or service or terminate a transaction, service or our relationship with you if (i) you breach any applicable Law or
any matter set out in this Statement or (ii) by executing the transaction, providing the service or continuing our relationship with you, it will cause
us to breach any applicable Law.
10. Product DocumentsThis Statement shall form part of any specifi c legal documentation governing a product, service or transaction that you have or may enter into
with us (“Product Documents”).
The relevant terms of such Product Documents will prevail to the extent they are in addition to or inconsistent with this Statement.
11. UpdatesWe reserve the right to amend this Statement from time to time and will make such updates available to you including, without limitation, by way
of letter, email or on our website. These updates shall apply to our relationship going forward and automatically.
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TIME DEPOSIT TERMS
1 Choosing the account that is right for you
We offer a variety of time deposits designed to suit your personal
banking needs. If you need us to explain any of the features of, or
the terms applying to any time deposit, please contact us at any of
our branches or our service hotline.
2 Time deposits
Interest on time deposits
2.1 Interest on a time deposit is paid at a rate we determine. In some
circumstances, we may allow an early withdrawal (whether in
full or in part). We may not pay all the interest accrued if you
make an early withdrawal of any amount. More details on the
applicable interest rate, arrangements for interest payable on
amounts withdrawn early are available by contacting us at one of
our branches or our service hotline.
Maturity of time deposit
2.2 If a time deposit matures on a day which is not a banking day in
Singapore, then the date will be extended to the next banking day.
2.3 We only pay the principal and interest to you at the branch where
it was initially placed (unless we otherwise agree).
2.4 You must instruct us in writing (or any other way we agree to
accept) before the maturity date (and in the case of foreign
currency deposits, at least 2 banking days before the maturity
date) whether you want:
• to renew the time deposit; or
• us to pay you the principal and interest on the maturity date.
If you do not instruct us, we may renew the time deposit for a
similar term with interest at the prevailing interest rate for that term.
However, we have no obligation to do so.
2.5 Interest ceases to be payable after the maturity date unless the
time deposit is renewed.
3 Foreign currency
Terms of deposit
3.1 We accept foreign currency deposits in currencies acceptable
to us and on the conditions (including term, interest rates and
minimum deposit amounts) available at our branches or on our
website. Contact us for details.
Deposit methods
3.2 We may accept and deposit, as agent for collection foreign
currency drafts, cheques for good value after clearance. We
deduct from the proceeds our fees and charges (the details of
which are available by contacting us ) and any fees and charges
that may be imposed by third parties.
However, we may refuse to accept for collection drafts or cheques
drawn in favour of third parties or if the payees name is not identical
to your name in our records.
We return dishonoured cheques, drafts or cheques to your last
notifi ed address at your risk and cost.
Withdrawal methods
3.3 Foreign currency accounts which are time deposits may not
be withdrawn before the maturity date. However, we may allow
withdrawal before the maturity date subject to any conditions we
may impose (including a period of notice, reduced or nil interest
fees, penalty fees and other charges).
3.4 If you make a withdrawal from a foreign currency account and that
withdrawal is denominated in:
• British Pounds or US Dollars, we may (but not need) make
available to you the proceeds of your withdrawal on the same
day as your withdrawal;
• any other foreign currency, you must notify us of your intention
to make the withdrawal at least 2 banking days before you make
the withdrawal.
3.5 Proceeds of any withdrawal may be available in foreign currency
notes if available and subject to limits which are available by
contacting us at
one of our branches or by using phone banking. However, we
may make the proceeds of any withdrawal available to you in any
currency we choose (including US Dollars or Singapore Dollars).
Interest on foreign currency deposits
3.6 Interest on a foreign currency deposit is paid at a rate we
determine. The applicable interest rate is available by contacting us
at one of our branches or by using phone banking.
Foreign exchange controls
3.7 Foreign currency accounts, and all transactions under them, are
subject to any applicable exchange control laws.
Exchange risk
3.8 You acknowledge that:
• you are aware of the risk of interest rate and exchange rate
fl uctuations and the effect that such fl uctuations may have on
the credit balances in the account;
• adverse exchange rate movements could result in the credit
balance (even after interest is credited) being less than the
amount you deposit.
4 Meaning of words
“Our Banking Agreement” means the agreement between you
and us formed when we accept an application from you, the terms
of which include our Account Terms, Account Terms Country
Supplement (Singapore) and this terms.
“Terms” means this Time Deposit Terms.
“Time Deposit” means any term deposit, time deposit or fi xed
deposit described in clause 2.
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